The incident highlights a number of recent bike crashes in that county, and police are letting the public know there are laws people need to be following when sharing the road.

Since this past Thursday, police tell 11 News, there have been five crashes involving cars and bikes in Anne Arundel County.

With summer now in full swing, police said it's more important than ever that cyclists and motorists learn how to share the road to avoid any more tragedies.

"It all just started as a normal Saturday. We went out to get breakfast, decided to take our bikes out on the trail," victim Todd Green said.

For Green, 27, and his 23-year-old girlfriend Katie Pohler, it was supposed to be a fun bike ride near the Annapolis waterfront. Instead, it was ruined by what police said was a drunk driver.

Green and Pohler were riding in a designated bike lane on Route 450 near Brice Lane in Annapolis when police said a 2011 Nissan Altima, driven by 54-year-old Robin Colbert, drifted into the right shoulder, striking both cyclists.

"We had no idea what happened. I think, when I got in the ambulance and then the helicopter, it occurred to me there's only one thing that could have happened: That we got hit," Green said.

Green and Pohler were airlifted to Shock Trauma, where Pohler remains in critical but stable condition.

"She's laughing, trying to talk, getting better every day. Everybody is pulling for her. Her family and her friends are there," Green said.

Police blame driver error on the crash, but said Colbert has a blood alcohol level of .15.

With this now being the fifth automobile vs. bicycle crash in Anne Arundel County since last Thursday, police called a news conference on Monday to stress bicycle safety on the roads.

Anne Arundel County Police Chief Kevin Davis pointed out that cyclists are allowed to be on any road that has a speed limit of 50 mph or lower, and that all motorists must leave a 3-foot distance when they pass.

"If you can safely pass that bicyclist with the 3-foot buffer you can certainly do so, but if you can't safely do so, you cannot pass that bicyclist," Davis said.

In the meantime, Green said he's not going to let this incident keep him or his girlfriend off the road.

"We're always open to doing new adventures every weekend, whether it's biking or kayaking and I know once she's back on her feet that we're going to continue to do that, and she's fearless, so she'll be fine," Green said.

Police said Colbert has not been charged, as the state's attorney's office is reviewing the case, but charges should come down soon.

DO YOU KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD WHEN A BICYCLIST IS SHARING THE ASPHALT? KNOWING THE BASICS CAN SAVE A LIFE. TWO BICYCLISTS ARE RECOVERING AFTER ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY POLICE SAY THEY WERE HIT I AN IMPAIRED DRIVER ON SATURDAY. IT HIGHLIGHTS A NUMBER OF CRASHES IN THE COUNTY AND POLICE ARE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A LAW PEOPLE NEED TO FOLLOW WHEN THEY ARE SHARING THE ROAD. LOWELL MELSER JOINS US WITH THAT STORY. POLICE TELL US THAT IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE ACCIDENTS HERE IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY INVOLVING BICYCLES AND AUTOMOBILES. NOW WITH SUMMER IN FULL SWING, POLICE ARE REMINDING BICYCLISTS THAT THEY MUST SHARE THE ROADS TO AVOID MORE TRAGEDIES. IT STARTED AS A NORMAL SATURDAY. WE WENT OUT TO GET BREAKFAST AND DECIDED TO TAKE OUR BIKE OUT ON THE TRAIL. FOR TODD GREEN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND KATIE POEHLER, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUN BIKE RIDE NEAR THE ANNAPOLIS WATERFRONT. INSTEAD, IT WAS RUINED BY WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A DRUNK DRIVER. THEY WERE RIDING IN A DESIGNATED BIKE LANE ON ROUTE 450 IN ANNAPOLIS WHEN A 2011 NISSAN ULTIMA DRIVEN BY ROBERT COLBERT, DROVE INTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER STRIKING BOTH. WHEN WE GOT INTO THE AMBULANCE IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE ONLY THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IS WE GOT HIT. SHE SMILED AT ME. SO, SHE IS LAUGHING. SHE IS TRYING TO TALK. SHE IS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY. EVERYBODY IS PULLING FOR HER. HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE THERE. POLICE BLAME THE CRASH ON DRIVER AREA -- DRIVER ERROR. WITH THIS BEING THE FIFTH BICYCLE CRASH SINCE LAST THURSDAY, MONDAY, POLICE CALLED A NEWS CONFERENCE TO STRESS BICYCLE SAFETY ON THE ROAD AND IF YOU ASK ANY CYCLIST THEIR BIGGEST FEAR, THEY WILL TELL YOU -- DISTRACTED DRIVERS. WE ARE AFRAID OF THE GUY TEXTING. CHIEF KEVIN DAVIS POINTED OUT THAT CYCLISTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE ON ANY ROAD THAT IS 50 MILES PER HOUR LESS AND MOTORISTS MUST LEAVE A THREE-FOOT DISTANCE IT WHEN YOU PASS. IF YOU CAN SAFELY PASS WITH THE THREE FOOT BUFFER, YOU CAN DO SO. IF YOU CANNOT DO SO, YOU CANNOT PASS THAT BICYCLIST. TODD SAYS HE WILL NOT LET THIS INCIDENT KEEP HIM OR HIS GIRLFRIEND OFF THE ROAD. WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO DOING DIFFERENT ADVENTURES EVERY WEEKEND, AND I KNOW WHEN SHE IS BACK ON HER FEET THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SHE IS FEARLESS. SHE WILL BE FINE. POLICE TELL US THAT ROBIN COLBERT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED. THOSE CHARGES SHOULD COME DOWN AT ANY TIME AS THEY ARE PENDING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BICYCLE SAFETY, YOU CAN LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE WBALTV.COM.